A one-time gang leader who escaped an impoverished childhood to become Hartford's first Latino mayor announced Friday that he would step down after being convicted of five corruption charges, including taking a bribe and attempted extortion. Full story

White and Latino Americans are deeply divided over immigration, their allegiances to the nation’s political parties and their opinions about President Barack Obama, according to a new NBC/MSNBC/Telemundo poll. Full story

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An Ed Show panel talks about the outrage over the Arizona immigration law, especially from the Latino community which feels as though it is being targeted. The panel then debates whether President Barack Obama should intervene.